Posts Tagged: hand printed fabric

The post New Year period is always a time of reflection and changes and this year has been no different, although now we’re in March and I have no idea where the time has gone. Since Bella, my apprentice, started last August things have been very different in the studio, it’s been great having another… Read more »

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May has been a none stop print-fest, from custom orders to commissioned work then the culmination of my AA2A artist residency at Sheffield Hallam. It’s all been a bit of a whirlwind really. Here is some of the work I’ve been doing… I can’t share with you some of the commissioned work I’ve been doing… Read more »

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This is something has been in the planning for many months, and has been a dream of mine for even longer. I’m very proud to present my new collection for AW14, British Woven. The collection features a selection of my most popular prints, in comforting tones for autumn and winter and printed on a custom woven… Read more »

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I’ve had quite a few orders of the Knitting print fabrics over the past few days in my shops, wonder where that came from? Maybe I’ve been linked from somewhere. It’s got me thinking though, I really should print these in some other colours (and also I’m contemplating getting a metre screen made for this… Read more »

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You’ve already seen one of the designs, now it’s time to see the complete collection. All three designs of the Autumn/Winter collection are based on themes of nature. I’m pleased to introduce Heartwood, Thorns and Inferno. This new collection will launch on the 9th September and will be available in both a lighter weight muslin… Read more »

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It seems a strange time to be thinking about an AW collection seeing as we are having such glorious weather here in the UK but that’s what I’ve been doing. The past 2 weeks have been spent getting sample screens made, choosing and mixing the colours and then printing up some samples. I then packaged… Read more »

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It’s been busy busy busy in the studio this week, there have been plenty of late nights, it really is a home from home so it’s a good job we have a nice comfy sofa. I’ve extended the printing table from 6 to 8 metres, printed up wholesale orders, done lots of designing for some… Read more »

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This is usually the time that you see me post a million photos on Instagram as I have lots of newly printed fabrics to show as well as a few things made from them. This week I’ve been busy with more printing but in the gaps, when the sun comes out, I’ve had the camera… Read more »

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I love to give things away and so what better way to celebrate the launch of my new Spring/Summer collection than a competition. Here is your chance to win a pair of fat quarters in either Thunderbolt (in Lemon and Dusk) or Deco (in Carrot and Night), the winner can choose their favourite design. That’s… Read more »

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This week has been another busy one as I’ve been printing custom orders and also printing the first small runs of the new collection which launches this week. It’s been nice to get back in the swing of the metre printing, especially now that I have my swanky new screen storage which makes getting access… Read more »

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Welcome to Knitting up North, the personal blog of Sarah Waterhouse, eco screen printer and textile designer. Here you'll find tales from my screen printing studio, including my printed fabrics and eco friendly methods. This isn't just a screen printing blog though, I also like to blog about knitting and other textile crafts I enjoy.

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